The American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham) last Tuesday held its CSR Excellence Awards Ceremony 2021 at Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh to honour members for their noteworthy efforts in aiding society. With the pandemic bringing unprecedented hardships this year and other challenges to be faced, 18 AmCham members were honoured for their exceptional corporate social responsibility (CSR) endeavours in combating Covid-19, as well as their environmental and social impact. Awards were presented to Wing, Cellcard and Hyatt Regency in particular for their especially strong contributions in these areas. “With CSR, we must recognise the importance of giving back to the place where we do business. We are not only here to make profits, we are in a country that welcomes us, and we need to see ourselves as giving back. There are a lot of benefits to doing business in this country, and I think we should try to see ourselves, even though we are foreigners, as ‘citizens in spirit’. That although we are not citizens of this country, we should in spirit try to give back as if we are,” said AmCham president Anthony Galliano. PHOTO JOE CURTIN